TY - JOUR
T1 - Southernmost presence of the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) in the Mexican South Pacific
AU - Villegas-Zurita, Francisco
AU - Castillejos-Moguel, Fátima
AU - Elorriaga-Verplancken, Fernando R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - This note constitutes the first report of the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) for Oaxaca. This subadult male was found stranded on a beach in Cerro Hermoso, in the Lagunas de Chacahua National Park (PNLC). This record is highly relevant because the normal range for this fur seal is farther north, in Guadalupe Island and a recolonization site in the San Benito Archipelago, more than 1,300 km from the stranding location. This is the southernmost report for A. townsendi and the first case for Oaxaca, increasing the number of known marine mammal species for this area in the Mexican South Pacific. Because of the current population growth of this otariid, we highlight the necessity of tracking these atypical sightings over time.
AB - This note constitutes the first report of the Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi) for Oaxaca. This subadult male was found stranded on a beach in Cerro Hermoso, in the Lagunas de Chacahua National Park (PNLC). This record is highly relevant because the normal range for this fur seal is farther north, in Guadalupe Island and a recolonization site in the San Benito Archipelago, more than 1,300 km from the stranding location. This is the southernmost report for A. townsendi and the first case for Oaxaca, increasing the number of known marine mammal species for this area in the Mexican South Pacific. Because of the current population growth of this otariid, we highlight the necessity of tracking these atypical sightings over time.
KW - Arctocephalus townsendi
KW - Atypical distribution
KW - Marine mammal
KW - Oaxaca
KW - Pinniped
KW - Stranding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84948451118&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rmb.2015.09.011
DO - 10.1016/j.rmb.2015.09.011
M3 - Artículo
SN - 1870-3453
VL - 86
SP - 1107
EP - 1109
JO - Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
JF - Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
IS - 4
ER -